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Smersh Pod

The film podcast that does a bit of everything. Hosted by John Rain.


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  • 2. BLADE RUNNER with Mitch Benn

    02:00:13||Season 8, Ep. 2
    This week we’ll be going back to the distant future of 2017 in order to find out who gives the best skin jobs, and just who has eyes for a Batty boy. Yes, it’s Blade RunnerAnd joining me to have nightmares of electric sheep is Mitch Benn.You can find Mitch's work here: https://www.mitchbenn.com/

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  • 1. STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT with Paul Litchfield

    01:17:58||Season 8, Ep. 1
    Welcome to another Star Trek Special!This week we’ll be journeying back in time to look for a particularly warped individual, and find out just who has the most skin in the game when it comes to blending in. Yes, it’s Star Trek: First ContactJoining me to realise that we’re on some sort of ‘planet safari’, is Paul Litchfield, or as he is known in Borg, Tony Tin-Can.
  • 74. SMERSH HITS: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

    01:57:34||Season 7, Ep. 74
    This week we’ll be jumping back in time to find out just who has the black dog, while bewaring the moon, and trying not to get sucked off by lads in capes. Yes, it’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Joining me to catch the Knight Bus, which has sadly become a rail replacement service, are the genuine snake boys: Tom Crowley and Tom Neenan. 
  • 73. SMERSH HITS: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

    02:05:04||Season 7, Ep. 73
    This week we’ll be returning to a galaxy far, far away to eat a small bird, commit mutiny, refuse to help the galaxy, and follow a space ship very slowly - yes, it’s The Last Jedi Joining me to race weird space horses is actor and host of Crowley Time, Tom Crowley.
  • 72. TRON (LIVE) with Paul Litchfield

    54:36||Season 7, Ep. 72
    Smersh Pod LIVE from The Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival way back in October of 2025.We’ll be travelling back to the exciting days of 1982 and uploading ourselves into a ‘computer’ to indulge in a spot of cycling, a bit of frisbee, and a whole lot of RAM BAM THANK YOU MAM, while also hoping no one minds if we nip out for a quick MCP.Yes, it’s TRONAnd joining me to whip out his eight inch floppy, is Paul Litchfield.
  • 71. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SMERSH POD: VOL:5

    01:03:01||Season 7, Ep. 71
    Hello and welcome to a very special festive SMERSHPOD!This time, ho ho, oh, oh no, it’s another of our extra special compilation episodes – and this time, because it’s the festive period, we’re bringing you the 12 SMERSHES OF CHRISTMAS. A dozen doozies from the last year or so, we’ve even got gold rings!Huge thanks to Tim Colman for putting the clips together.
  • 70. ARE YOU BEING SERVED? : THE MOVIE with Paul Litchfield

    01:06:31||Season 7, Ep. 70
    DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH!Merry ChristSMERSH!It’s Christmas Day! And what better time to crack open the Quality Street, pour a glass of Baileys, and tune into ITV SMERSH as we book a first LAUGH flight to Costa Plonka and sun ourselves while an in-tents revolution breaks out, climaxing in a great big Union Jack-off!Yes, it’s ARE YOU BEING SERVED? THE MOVIE!Joining me to say no Sachs please we’re British, is Paul Litchfield.